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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2020, 08:24
Replies: 26
Views: 10,867
Posted By ColinB

I should of course have checked that he was...

I should of course have checked that he was George Wallace's running mate in 1968
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2020, 09:44
Replies: 26
Views: 10,867
Posted By ColinB

RAF Enstone and Lancasters

Ths is a most interesting and relevant thread

https://www.airfieldresearchgroup.org.uk/forum/airfield-discussion/16671-enstone-s-black-lancasters-again#166936?jjj=1597569046323
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2020, 09:15
Replies: 26
Views: 10,867
Posted By ColinB

I think you're missing the point that, as...

I think you're missing the point that, as designed the B-29 couldn't drop the bombs....and at the time, it wasn't known *if* Boeing could re-design the aircraft to do so, due to the spar mods, hence...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2020, 08:55
Replies: 26
Views: 10,867
Posted By ColinB

Hap Arnold died in 1950, so had nothing to do...

Hap Arnold died in 1950, so had nothing to do with JFK. Surely it was Curtis Le May who clashed with JFK and McNamara, by wanting to bomb Cuba and, later, North Vietnam.

The same Curtis Lemay was...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2020, 10:32
Replies: 26
Views: 10,867
Posted By ColinB

Silver Plate B-29

The B-29 Superfortress "Silverplates" were designed around the two atomic bombs.

During World War II, the 509th Composite Group included 15 B-29s with special "Silverplate" modifications, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2017, 09:19
Replies: 58
Views: 16,518
Posted By ColinB

Thank you for the precise reply to my original...

Thank you for the precise reply to my original request for help. It was not the source I had seen, and which I am still trying to locate, but your information is much better.
I am surprised that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 13:51
Replies: 58
Views: 16,518
Posted By ColinB

Beam Detection in the Battle of Britain

I have read somewhere and lost the the link that F/O James Mazdon and F/O Basil Sadler flew a balloon over the Channel during the Battle of Britain period carrying equipment to detect German...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Oct 2017, 08:22
Replies: 52
Views: 32,135
Posted By ColinB

Earlier Soldierone wrote We have made a number...

Earlier Soldierone wrote
We have made a number of visits recently and this link shows its current state
https://rhydymwynvalleyhistory.co.uk/gallery/gallery-randle.htm
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2017, 08:15
Replies: 1
Views: 1,546
Posted By ColinB

Clearance oi Chemical Weapons at Escrick/Cottingwith

I am seeking information on Operation Capsicum Jar which was the clean up operation in 1991. Can anyone help?
It may help that when I located the Coleman Keg Report about Riseley It was in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2017, 16:46
Replies: 57
Views: 20,023
Posted By ColinB

I tend to agree that they are probably 6 pound...

I tend to agree that they are probably 6 pound ground bombs as described herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb,_ground,_6_lb
This configuration would have contained about 2 pints of Pyro mustard...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2017, 15:37
Replies: 57
Views: 20,023
Posted By ColinB

I do not know specifically which munition it was...

I do not know specifically which munition it was but all is not lost. I find the following link is the most comprehensive source I know of. Best of luck with...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 14:55
Replies: 57
Views: 20,023
Posted By ColinB

I have followed this from a distance and feel the...

I have followed this from a distance and feel the munitions found are probably WW1 and maybe mortar shells from the few pictures seen.I am fascinated by the post of Danny42C who may be interested in...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 14:52
Replies: 24
Views: 7,438
Posted By ColinB

It appears Deke Parsons armed it on the ground...

It appears Deke Parsons armed it on the ground and the weaponeer, Fred Ashworth, pulled the safety plugs at 4 am
I wrote a review of books of this era which may be helpful
The later US...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2016, 16:35
Replies: 53
Views: 16,332
Posted By ColinB

I recall there may have been three trains, Red,...

I recall there may have been three trains, Red, Blue and Green (maybe) which took different routes from the Hook to Berlin each docking of the military ferry
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2016, 09:08
Replies: 48
Views: 35,795
Posted By ColinB

Belated thanks for the two previous entries, we...

Belated thanks for the two previous entries, we copied and displayed them where they attracted a lot of interest.
During the four day event there were two speakers each day covering many aspects of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2016, 17:10
Replies: 48
Views: 35,795
Posted By ColinB

Yes. I believe so

Yes. I believe so
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2016, 09:58
Replies: 48
Views: 35,795
Posted By ColinB

Celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Flying Corps at Sealand

There will be four days of celebration as here https://rhydymwynvalleyhistory.co.uk/events/events-2016-sealand.htm
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2016, 16:19
Replies: 17
Views: 5,879
Posted By ColinB

My pal Terry has an EX-Swiss FB4 cockpit with...

My pal Terry has an EX-Swiss FB4 cockpit with Pilot Notes
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2015, 09:25
Replies: 18
Views: 7,420
Posted By ColinB

Woe is Me

I mistakenly made an enquiry on Forces Reunited which was unfulfilled unless I joined which I did not. I am now being spammed again and the unsubscribe button does not work, presumably because I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2015, 07:37
Replies: 9
Views: 5,418
Posted By ColinB

The wonders of WIKI...

The wonders of WIKI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Marines_Base_Chivenor
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Aug 2015, 12:48
Replies: 52
Views: 32,135
Posted By ColinB

The 10.000 mustard gas bombs and 2,000 inert ones...

The 10.000 mustard gas bombs and 2,000 inert ones is such a precise amount that I wonder if perhaps they were for an overseas order.
In the mid-1950s I can think of many potential customers but a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jun 2015, 14:54
Replies: 74
Views: 17,359
Posted By ColinB

Was asked by Brigadier Glynn Hughes (senior...

Was asked by Brigadier Glynn Hughes (senior allied officer at Belsen) to interrogate the camp commandant Josef Kramer and his female assistant Irma Griese.
FYI I think Glyn Hughes was a Senior...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2015, 09:53
Replies: 23
Views: 7,011
Posted By ColinB

An everyday story of service folk. I suppose if...

An everyday story of service folk. I suppose if it was a soap the lady would leave the service with emotional stress and be given a farewell parachute payment.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2014, 08:43
Replies: 74
Views: 17,359
Posted By ColinB

All of the men mentioned are serious contenders...

All of the men mentioned are serious contenders for the title but surely none of them can compare with Biggles
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2014, 11:02
Replies: 73
Views: 19,904
Posted By ColinB

I watched it for 5 minutes and switched channels...

I watched it for 5 minutes and switched channels I do not do docudramas but I do appreciate I am not a typical viewer. I would think that most viewers only vaguely knew about RDF and this was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2014, 10:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,973
Posted By ColinB

Did Tony Pickering pass away?

Did Tony Pickering pass away?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jul 2014, 10:41
Replies: 48
Views: 35,795
Posted By ColinB

There are a number of pictures of the interior of...

There are a number of pictures of the interior of East Camp taken recently on this link https://www.rhydymwynvalleyhistory.co.uk/gallery/gallery-sealand.htm we do have others if there is any interest
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2014, 10:45
Replies: 16
Views: 5,258
Posted By ColinB

I have guilty secret. I give number of talks to...

I have guilty secret. I give number of talks to WIs and I quote the first three posts on this thread at the start of my talk and I must tell you that the part about embracing male members always...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2014, 09:56
Replies: 15
Views: 2,719
Posted By ColinB

I met an ex-RAF chap in the pavilion at Lords who...

I met an ex-RAF chap in the pavilion at Lords who was demonstrating his powers as a medium by the use of a gold watch on a chain. Certain replies were interpreted by rotations and spins of the watch....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2014, 11:01
Replies: 41
Views: 13,358
Posted By ColinB

Perhaps they're in your anorak pocket but...

Perhaps they're in your anorak pocket but seriously I do recall Blue Silk being mounted on gimbals about 3 feet off the floor at Yatesbury. This led some students occasionally to discharge the 8KV...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2014, 08:46
Replies: 41
Views: 13,358
Posted By ColinB

I suggest it was Blue Silk which had a klystron...

I suggest it was Blue Silk which had a klystron transmitter and Green Satin was driven by a magnetron
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2013, 22:39
Replies: 77
Views: 12,354
Posted By ColinB

I am afraid there is no credible evidence for...

I am afraid there is no credible evidence for your theory, the reality is that only the USA had the capability to build such a device in the timescale. It was a matter of cost, scientists, engineers...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2013, 22:27
Replies: 77
Views: 12,354
Posted By ColinB

You can download it here Free Download: David...

You can download it here Free Download: David Irving, The Virus House (The German Atomic Bomb) (http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/VirusHouse/)

It is dated but valuable. I try not confuse David Irving's...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2013, 21:30
Replies: 77
Views: 12,354
Posted By ColinB

Germany did not have the industrial capacity to...

Germany did not have the industrial capacity to build A Bombs before 1945. Neither had it the knowledge to produce weapons grade uranium 235 or plutonium.
The only country with the industrial...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2013, 11:06
Replies: 77
Views: 12,354
Posted By ColinB

I did put it on my Xmas list, but they have...

I did put it on my Xmas list, but they have refused to buy me any more books.

Is that the one in Germany?
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